Mark Dickey, an American researcher and experienced caver, was exploring the Morca Sinkhole when he became ill with gastrointestinal bleeding.

In partnership with Media City Qatar. The transfer window has now closed around the world until January.

Wildfires across the world are devastating huge areas. Often humans are the culprits with campfires, cigarettes and even arson attacks. But the question is: Is there is a link to climate change as well, to drought and heatwaves?

Greek rescue services were trying to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece Thursday, after deadly storms that saw more than a year’s worth of rain fall there in 24 hours.Emergency services were using divers, lifeboats and at least one helicopter to reach the stranded residents. FRANCE 24’s Shona Bhattacharyya tells us more.

France’s highest administrative court ruled Thursday that a school ban on abayas, traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women, was legal.

The start of the new school year marks the introduction of the “teachers’ pact” for French schools, a new scheme enabling teachers to take on additional better-paid assignments. But unions have denounced the measure, calling for unconditional pay rises.